3/21/25
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna College baseball will open its 2025 Region XIX Division II schedule this weekend with an important three-game set against perennial power, Delaware Tech, starting on Friday, March 21^st on the road.
 
The first game of the series will be on Friday afternoon at 3:00pm ET in Georgetown, DE, as the Falcons will take on Del Tech for a single nine-inning contest. Friday's game will have a video livestream available via the Delaware Tech Athletics YouTube channel, linked HERE.
 
Then, on Saturday, March 22^nd, Lackawanna is scheduled to host DTCC for a doubleheader at Scranton HS baseball field, with first pitch of game one set for a 1:00pm ET start. Saturday's doubleheader will have a pay-per-view video livestream available via the Lackawanna College Athletics Network at lackawannafalcons.com/LIVE.
 
About Lackawanna College
The Falcons (7-10) were last in action on Tuesday, March 18^th, after falling short in a wild comeback attempt against D3 #1 RCSJ Gloucester, 20-18, at home. The Roadrunners led the game 15-6 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Falcons were undaunted and scored nine runs to tie the game heading into the ninth. Gloucester responded with five runs in the top of the ninth, but Lackawanna scored three on a pair of home runs and had the game-winning run on base in the bottom half. Eventually, Gloucester go the final out to spoil what could have been an incredible comeback. You can read the full recap HERE.
 
In 17 games, the Falcons are hitting a combined .325, compiling a collective .972 OPS, which includes a .428 OBP. Lackawanna has 74 extra-base hits, including 54 doubles and 20 home runs. The Falcons are slugging at .544, and they have scored 143 runs. Lackawanna has drawn 81 walks and struck out 142 times as a team this year, while stealing 20 bases.
 
On the mound, the Falcons have a 7.80 ERA, giving up 128 runs, 104 earned, on 140 hits through 120 innings pitched. Teams are hitting .283 against the Falcons this season, with seven home runs and 34 extra-base hits. Lackawanna has struck out 122 batters and walked 98. The Falcons have also plunked 27 batters this year.
 
Defensively, the Falcons have 35 errors and a .933 fielding percentage. The Falcons have caught seven baserunners stealing this year and have forced five double plays.
 
Sophomore shortstop Brooks Henderson IV (Feasterville, PA) leads the team, collecting a team-best 24 hits and hitting .414 in his 16 appearances. Henderson has a 1.133 OPS with six doubles, tied for fourth on the team, and 16 RBIs, tied for first on the squad. He's got a .478 OBP on the year. Brooks has scored 16 runs, first on the team, and has drawn eight walks on the year. Henderson has six multi-hit games, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs in the 13-6 win over Bryant & Stratton on February 9^th. He was a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored and a triple in the game one win against Onondaga on March 9^th. Henderson had a ten-game hitting streak that was snapped with a 0-for-3 performance in game two against Allegany. He was 2-for-6 with a homer and a double, along with two runs scored and an RBI, in the 11-9 win against RCSJ Cumberland. He was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the loss to Gloucester. Defensively, Henderson has 21 putouts, 36 assists, and five errors on the year from his shortstop position.
 
First-year outfielder Deacon Brown (Williamsport, PA) is second on the team with 22 total hits and has a .415 batting average this year. Brown has a 1.201 OPS and a .522 OBP. Brown has scored 13 runs, tied for fourth on the team, and he has posted six doubles, two homers, and 15 RBIs, second on the squad. He's drawn eight walks and has been hit by five pitches, also first on the team. Brown has six multi-hit games on the year and has an 12-game hitting streak. He was a perfect 3-for-3 in the loss to Bryant & Stratton on Sunday, February 9^th, hitting a double and driving in another run. Deacon hit a two-run homer in game one against Onondaga on March 9^th, then hit another two-run homer in game two. Deacon has eleven hits in his last eight games, and six of them have been for extra bases. He was 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in the loss to Gloucester. Deacon has been busy in the field, with 32 putouts, three assists, and one error this year.
 
Sophomore outfielder Nick Matson (Nanticoke, PA) is a .345 hitter this season through 16 games, collecting 20 hits and driving in 13 runs. Matson has scored eleven runs and has put up seven doubles on the year. He has drawn six walks and has stolen five bases, but he leads the Falcons with 15 strikeouts this season. Matson has eight multi-hit games this season, and he was 3-for-6 in the opener against Bryant & Stratton, driving in six runs and posting two doubles. Matson went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, a double, a solo homer, and three RBIs against Gloucester on Tuesday. Matson has 28 putouts on the season.
 
Sophomore Louis Kegerreis (Murrysville, PA) is a .317 hitter this season through 15 appearances, collecting 19 total hits. Kegerreis has 15 runs scored this season, tied for second on the team, and he has a team-high nine doubles and 16 RBIs. Kegerreis has a .955 OPS, boosted by a .617 slugging percentage on the season. He has drawn three walks on the season. Kegerreis has five multi-hit games this season, including three of his last five games. Kegerreis was 3-for-5 against Cumberland on March 12^th, hitting a two-run homer in the first, a double, scoring two runs, and driving in three more. He was 1-for-4 with a run scored in the loss against Gloucester on Tuesday. He has 20 putouts and 22 assists this season in the field.
 
Sophomore first baseman John Hughes (Hamilton, NJ) is a .439 hitter with 18 hits in 13 games this year. Hughes has a 1.400 OPS, with 15 runs scored and 13 RBIs. He has eight doubles, a triple, and two home runs this season. Hughes has drawn ten walks, first on the squad, and he has been hit by four pitches. Hughes has a .571 OBP this year, and he's slugging at .829. Hughes has five multi-hit games this season, and he was 3-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs in the win against Cumberland on March 12^th. Against Gloucester, he was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles.
 
Sophomore catcher Kenny Hirschfeld (New Hyde Park, NY) is a .349 hitter this season in his 15 appearances, collecting 15 total hits and driving in eight runs. Hirschfeld has four doubles and a homer, and he has scored 12 runs. Hirschfeld had two hits in each of his first two games and has four multi-hit games on the season. Hirschfeld came into the game against Gloucester as a pinch runner and finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, and an RBI.
 
Sophomore infielder Tyler Lepage (Macungie, PA) is a .452 hitter with a 1.494 OPS through eleven appearances this season. Lepage has five homers, first on the team, and has eleven RBIs. His .968 slugging percentage is first on the squad. He has 14 total hits, and 12 runs scored on the year. Lepage has drawn four walks and been hit by a pair of pitches. Lepage has five multi-hit games this season. He was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, two homers, and three RBI in a 15-7 loss to Patrick & Henry on February 23^rd. He went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI, and two homers in a win against Bryant & Stratton back on February 9^th. Lepage missed four games, but returned to the lineup last week against RCSJ Cumberland. He played against Gloucester as a DH on Tuesday, going 2-for-3 against the Roadrunners. Lepage has six putouts and eight assists this season.
 
Sophomore catcher and DH Jake Kelleher (Exeter, PA) is a .325 hitter through 14 games this season, compiling a .940 OPS on the year. Kelleher has scored 13 runs and collected 13 total hits, posting four doubles, a homer, and eight RBIs. Kelleher has drawn eight walks, tied Henderson and Brown for second on the team, and he has two stolen bases. Kelleher has two multi-hit games this season, including going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double, and two RBIs in the game one win against Allegany on March 15^th. He was 0-for-2 with a run scored on Tuesday against Gloucester. Kelleher has caught two runners stealing this season as a catcher and has five assists and no errors on the year behind the plate.
 
Sophomore pitcher Liam O'Leary (Souderton, PA) leads the team with 25.1 innings pitched, making five appearances, four of which have been starts. O'Leary has a 2-2 record with a 6.39 ERA. He has given up 22 runs, 18 earned, on 30 hits, while striking out a team-high 32 batters and walking 13. The opposition is hitting .283 against him this year, and he has hit a team-high six batters. O'Leary's best outing happened against Monroe on March 8^th, where he went six innings, striking out a season-best nine batters, and allowed three runs, all earned, on five hits. O'Leary has recorded at least four strikeouts in all five of his appearances this season. He took the loss in his last outing, giving up five runs, four earned, on six hits in five innings of work against Allegany.
 
Sophomore pitcher Ryan Novakowski (Forty Fort, PA) is second on the team in innings pitched, throwing 23.1 innings on the year. Novakowski is 1-2 with a 7.33 ERA in his five appearances, all starts. Novakowski has given up 19 runs, all earned, on 26 hits, with 24 strikeouts and eleven walks. Batters are hitting .286 against Novakowski this year. His best outing came against Allegany this past weekend in game one of the doubleheader, striking out nine in a complete game shutout in seven innings. He scattered four hits and walked three in the 14-0 win.
 
Sophomore Trey Sajeski (Holland, PA) is third on the team, pitching 16 innings in five appearances this season. He's 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. Sajeski has given up 15 runs, 12 earned, on 20 hits, striking out 18 and walking nine batters. The opposition is hitting .286 against him this season. Sajeski threw his best game on March 9^th against Onondaga, striking out a season-high seven in a season-long six innings. He gave up just one run on five hits for the win in the 11-1 victory for Lackawanna. In his last outing, Sajeski gave up a run on two hits in an inning of relief against Allegany College of Maryland.
 
The head coach for the Falcons is Mike McCarry, now in his seventh season with Lackawanna College. McCarry has had loads of success in his time with the Falcons, making the NJCAA Division II World Series in three of his previous six seasons. In 2019, his first year, the Falcons went 32-17, won the Region XIX championship, and then the Northeast District championship on their way to the national showcase. The Falcons duplicated that result in 2021, going 30-16, winning another region and district title, and then appearing in Enid, Oklahoma for the NJCAA DII World Series. McCarry's 2023 team went 40-17, tied for second all-time in program history in wins, and the Falcons won region and district gold, while also winning two games at the NJCAA DII World Series. McCarry is a southeastern Pennsylvania native, and he has ties to Northeast PA dating back to his time playing at Keystone College in 2003. McCarry started his collegiate coaching career at LaSalle University, where he served as the head assistant. He moved on the Stephen F. Austin as a pitching coach, before joining the Lackawanna staff. He is 173-110 in his career at Lackawanna.
 
About Delaware Tech CC
DTCC (7-11), similar to Lackawanna College, had a rough start to the season, dropping nine of its first ten games to start the year. Del Tech rounded into shape, however, winning six of its last eight games, the latest a 9-8 victory over RCSJ Cumberland on Tuesday. That was a game where Del Tech rallied from down 8-6 in the ninth inning. DTCC loaded the bases with nobody out against the Dukes thanks to a single, a double, and then a walk. A bases loaded walk forced one run in, then a fielder's choice got the first out at home. Del Tech tied the game when an error occurred on a ground ball to first, letting the tying run cross. That set it up for center fielder Quincy Martin to be the hero, blooping a single to right field to score the game-winning run and walk it off.
 
As a team this year, Del Tech is hitting .283 with a combined OPS of .833. DTCC has scored 128 runs, averaging 7.1 runs per contest. They have 41 extra-base hits, which includes 30 doubles and seven home runs. DTCC has drawn 103 walks and struck out 152 times this year, while stealing 29 bases. They've also been hit by 32 pitches on the year.
 
The pitching staff has been solid, posting a combined 5.33 ERA this year through 120 innings of action. DTCC has surrendered 124 runs, 71 earned, on 141 hits. They've struck out 82 batters and walked 60 so far this season, while giving up 18 home runs.
 
Defensively, Del Tech has a .925 fielding percentage with 39 errors on the year. They've turned seven double plays and have caught five runners stealing bases this season.
 
Martin leads the team with 22 total hits and a .319 batting average on the year. Martin has scored 17 runs, second on the team, and leads Del Tech in doubles (6). He's also one of three players with a triple this season. Martin has eleven RBIs and a .823 OPS. He has struck out a team-worst 23 times this season, but leads DTCC with nine stolen bases. Martin has six multi-hit games on the year, including four of his last six contests. He was a combined 4-for-7 with four runs scored, two doubles, and two RBIs in the pair of games against Gloucester back on March 16^th. He was a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs scored, a double, and five RBIs in a 19-3 win against Monroe Bronx on March 9^th. He had the big hit against Cumberland in the win on Tuesday. Martin has 34 putouts and one assist on the season.
 
Corner infielder Frank Cruz is second on the team with 16 total hits and a .320 batting average this season. Cruz has a .947 OPS, boosted by a .527 OBP. He has scored 12 runs and leads DTCC with 16 RBIs. He has five doubles on the year and leads Del Tech with 23 walks. Cruz has four multi-hit games on the season, and he has seven games where he's drawn two or more walks. He had four walks and two runs scored in the 19-3 win against Monroe Bronx on March ninth, then drew two more and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the 18-8 win against the Express in game two. He drew a combined five walks in two games against Gloucester last weekend. He was 1-for-5 with a double against Cumberland on Tuesday. Cruz has 26 putouts, 20 assists, and ten errors on the season.
 
Sophomore first baseman Phillip LoMedico has 15 total hits and is hitting .385 in 16 games this season. LoMedico has scored a team-high 19 runs and leads DTCC with four home runs. He has seven extra-base hits and has a team-high 1.382 OPS, with team-bests in both slugging percentage (.769) and on-base percentage (.613). LoMedico has drawn seven walks and stolen six bases on the year. He's also been hit by a team-high 16 pitches. LoMedico has four games with multi-hits, including two of his last three contests. He comes into Friday's game on a six-game hitting streak. LoMedico was a combined 3-for-7 with three runs, three RBIs, a double, and a homer against Gloucester in two games. He was 2-for-4 with a run and a double against Cumberland earlier this week. Lo Medico has two errors and a .980 fielding percentage this season.
 
First-year player Eric Braica has 14 total hits and is hitting .378 in 13 games this season. Braica has a 1.084 OPS this season, driving in nine runs and scoring 14 of his own. Braica has three doubles, a triple, and a homer this season. Braica has four multi-hit games this season, and he was 2-for-3 with three runs scored against Cumberland on Tuesday. He had a homer and two runs against Gloucester in two combined games last weekend.
 
Sophomore outfielder Griffin Tracy has 14 total hits and a .286 batting average this season. Tracy has scored nine runs and driven in five, hitting three doubles this season. He's drawn four walks this season and been hit by four pitches. Tracy has three multi-hit games this season, and he had an eight-game hitting streak going into the game against Gloucester on March 16^th. He had it snapped in that game one loss, going 0-for-2 with an RBI in the 16-15 loss. He did not play in the second game, nor did he play against Cumberland on Tuesday. Tracy has 17 putouts and an assist on the year.
 
Braica doubles as the main starter for Del Tech this year, appearing in five games, four starts, and compiling a 5.82 ERA and a 1-3 record. Braica has pitched a team-high 21.2 innings on the year, giving up 19 runs, 14 earned, on 28 hits. He's struck out a team-best 20 batters this year, and he's walked seven. His best start came against Monroe Bronx, striking out a season-best nine and giving up four runs, two earned, on eight hits in seven innings of a 12-4 win on March 8^th. He was shelled by Gloucester in his last start, giving up three runs on three hits without recording an out.
 
First-year pitcher Anthony Hatch is second on the team with 21 innings pitched, making five appearances and five starts. Hatch is 1-2 with a 6.43 ERA. He has surrendered 24 runs, 15 earned, on 22 hits, striking out 15 and walking a team-high 16 batters. Teams have hit six homers off of Hatch this season. His best outing came against Monroe Bronx, scattering four hits and four runs, just one earned, in seven innings of an 11-4 win on March 8^th, striking out a season-high seven batters. He was hit hard in his last start, giving up eleven runs, five earned, on eleven hits in three innings of a 16-15 loss to Gloucester last weekend.
 
First-year pitcher Nathan Donahue is third on the team with 19.2 innings pitched this year, making three starts in five appearances for DTCC. Donahue has a 6.86 ERA and is 1-2 on the year, giving up 17 runs, 15 earned, on 26 hits, while striking out eleven and walking three. Arguably, his best start came in a loss to Monroe University on February 23^rd, giving up three runs on six hits in seven innings of a 3-0 loss. He won his last start, going five innings for the 19-3 win against Monroe Bronx, giving up three runs on five hits. His last appearance was in relief against Gloucester, surrendering three runs on five hits in three innings of work.
 
First-year pitcher Colby Colwell has the most appearances (6) and has pitched 17.2 innings on the season, giving up 17 runs, only seven earned, on 18 hits. He's walked 13 and struck out five, and he has a 3.57 ERA with a 2-1 record this year. Colwell's last two appearances have both been starts, with his best being a 10-2 win against Chesapeake. In that game, he gave up two runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings for the win. His last start came on Tuesday against Cumberland, giving up five runs on seven hits in five innings of action.
 
The head coach is Stu Madden, now in his eighth year in charge of Delaware Tech. Madden came to Del Tech after spending three seasons at Seaford High School in Delaware, where he won Henlopen Conference Coach of the Year in 2017. Madden is a Langhorne, PA native, and played centerfield for Wesley College for three years. At Wesley, he was a two-time all-conference player, and still is among the all-time leaders in several categories. Madden played professional baseball in Australia for the WA Whips for two years, making an all-star game and winning a gold glove award. In his seven years, Madden is 158-131-1, helping guide the Terry Hawks to the Region XIX Championship game in 2021 and 2023, both times falling to Lackawanna College in the final.
 
The Match-Up
The first game of the 2025 series will be on Friday afternoon at 3:00pm ET in Georgetown, DE, as the Falcons will take on Del Tech for a single nine-inning contest. Friday's game will have a video livestream available via the Delaware Tech Athletics YouTube channel, linked HERE.
 
Then, on Saturday, March 22^nd, Lackawanna is scheduled to host DTCC for a doubleheader at Scranton HS baseball field, with first pitch of game one set for a 1:00pm ET start. Saturday's doubleheader will have a pay-per-view video livestream available via the Lackawanna College Athletics Network at lackawannafalcons.com/LIVE.
 
Lackawanna College is scheduled to be in action next on Wednesday, March 26^th, when the Falcons travel to take on Delaware County CC in a single nine-inning contest in Media, PA. First pitch is set for 1:00pm ET for the divisional crossover contest.